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  • The New Vuman Video Borescope

    INVIZ VUMAN RA-Y X-Way long length video borescope is capable of fully articulating while completely coiled on the reel. This is not possible with any other video borescope. Using an advanced micro compressor the Vuman video borescope allows the tip of the borescope to be steered up to 100 ft (30 Meters) while wrapped up on the storage reel or passed through unlimited bends. Other systems are bulky and not able to articulate unless they are laid end to end in a straight line.

    Other video borescopes rely on cables to manipulate the tip of the borescope. Cable articulation has always had limitations due to tension that is present in the cable over great distances or multiple bends. This tension causes the cables to fail or become unresponsive. The Vuman offers a tremendous advantage over these systems because no tension is present regardless of length or the number bends. Compressed air is push through the length of the video borescope to manipulate the tip with astonishing results. Continue reading

  • The New Milliscope™ Flexible Borescope Offers Interchangeable Probes and Accessories

    Advanced Inspection Technologies is pleased to announce the addition of a new borescope to their product offering. AIT now offers the Milliscope™ flexible borescope. The new borescope is an affordable and small diameter solution for remote visual inspection of the smallest area.

    The Milliscope™ flexible borescope is an affordable inspection system suitable for multiple applications. Outstanding optical clarity produces crisp images of the smallest defect. A flexible working length allows inspectors to snake around bends and corners to reach to most inaccessible areas. The new instruments are available in diameters of 1.5 and 2.5 millimeters (.059 and 0.98 in.). These small diameters allow the borescopes to fit in the tightest areas and confined spaces to perform internal inspections. The flexible borescopes are also available in lengths up to 1000 millimeters (39.3 in.).

    The Milliscope™ easily accepts a borescope video camera to allow recording of inspection results for later review and inclusion in reports. An adjustable eyepiece is focusable to allow for the most precise and clear images. The 32mm DIN eyepiece also means that the Milliscope™ flexible borescope can be adapted to any CCD camera system. The universal AMCI light post allows connection to any borescope light source with a convenient adapter. An Optional mirror sleeve allows a forward view bore scope to have a side view capability. The new borescopes also offer a Wide 55° field of view allows a wider area to be inspected in a single pass for faster and more efficient inspections

    AIT expects that the new Milliscope™ flexible borescope will be used for remote visual inspection in a variety of industries and applications. Typical industries that will find the new borescope useful include: Castings, Automotive, Manufacturing, Gun Barrel Inspections, Locksmiths, Security, Construction and Aviation.

  • Flexible Borescope Design Offers Interchangeable Probes

    borescope, bore scope. boroscope, flexible borescope, fiber borescopeAdvanced Inspection Technologies is pleased to announce the addition of a new borescope to their product offering. AIT now offers the Milliscope™ flexible borescope. The new borescope is an affordable and small diameter solution for remote visual inspection of the smallest area.

    The Milliscope™ flexible borescope is an affordable inspection system suitable for multiple applications. Outstanding optical clarity produces crisp images of the smallest defect. A flexible working length allows inspectors to snake around bends and corners to reach to most inaccessible areas.

    The new instruments are available in diameters of 1.5 and 2.5 millimeters (.059 and 0.98 in.). These small diameters allow the borescopes to fit in the tightest areas and confined spaces to perform internal inspections. The flexible borescopes are also available in lengths up to 1000 millimeters (39.3 in.). Continue reading

  • New Video Borescope For Professional Inspection

    Vuman Industrial video borescope, videoscope, videoprobe, video scope New Vuman Video Borescope

    INVIZ VUMAN RA-Y X-Way long length video borescope is capable of fully articulating while completely coiled on the reel. This is not possible with any other video borescope. Using an advanced micro compressor the Vuman video borescope allows the tip of the borescope to be steered up to 100 ft (30 Meters) while wrapped up on the storage reel or passed through unlimited bends. Other systems are bulky and not able to articulate unless they are laid end to end in a straight line.

    Other video borescopes rely on cables to manipulate the tip of the borescope. Cable articulation has always had limitations due to tension that is present in the cable over great distances or multiple bends. This tension causes the cables to fail or become unresponsive. The Vuman offers a tremendous advantage over these systems because no tension is present regardless of length or the number bends. Compressed air is push through the length of the video borescope to manipulate the tip with astonishing results. Continue reading

  • Using A Flexible Borescope To Inspect Orbital Welds

    Inspecting very small diameter welded piping requires a highly flexible borescope. Welded sections of sanitary piping or other high purity piping requires a borescope that can make the sharp bends, look at the wall and rotate 360° to view entire welds. A side view flexible borescope should normally be used. Although a forward view borescope with a wide field can be used, but the detail is not as good, and some of the weld can be shadowed depending on the shape of the weld bead.

    AIT now offers the super-flex flexible borescope which has a range of centering tools that can be added to the tip to maintain alignment in the pipe and focus distance to the weld. These small diaper and highly flexible borescopes can inspect 1/4”Ø pipe to 4”Ø pipe. Standard diameters are 2mm, 4mm, 6mm and 9mm. The 9mm diameter is built with sheathing that is stiffer than the 2mm, 4mm and 6mm diameters. This allows it to be pushed into larger piping.

  • Borescope Inspection Of Large Cavities

    A large cavity usually requires a large amount of light to successfully conduct a remote visual inspection with a rigid borescope. This simply requires the largest possible borescope. If the borescope can be rigid it will be a simple matter to focus at therequired distances.

    If the borescope needs to be smaller due to access limitations, multiple access points should be investigated. Tools can be made to deliver a smaller scope to defined points within the cavity. Auxiliary lighting probes can be produced to help deliver light in addition to the light from the borescope probe.

    If a semi-rigid borescope is desired for durability, a tip focusing scope can focus at multiple distances. Another advantage of a tip focus scope is the brightness can be better than an equivalent rigid scope. If the access is restricted only in one dimension, probes can be built to take advantage of the space available to maximize illumination. In the case of a slit access, the probe can be built with tubes placed adjacent to carry more lighting fibers and higher resolution image optics.

  • Close Fitting Inner Diameter Borescope Inspection

    borescope, boroscope, rigid borescope close inspectionWhen a borescope is being used to inspect the inside wall of a bore the following considerations are important. If a view directly at the wall is desired, and the borescope is a close fit in the bore, the focus and illumination must be optimized for this condition. A direction of view between 110° and 70° can be used depending on the condition of the wall. The reason for choosing a direction will depend on what is trying to be seen, and the reflectivity of the wall. Highly polished walls are very difficult to view. The polished surface reflects the light away so that almost no light gets reflected back into the borescope. When looking at welds that have a flatter finish, the scope will be able to inspect the welded area, but the polished area will be difficult to inspect. A straight ahead, or 0° direction of view can also be used to view the walls of a close fitting bore. Sometimes a very wide field of view is used to optimize the view of the wall and minimize the view down the center of the bore. The 0° direction can be used to view the entire ID at once without needing to scan the wall as in the side viewing borescopes described above.

  • Micro Borescopes Inspect Inside Castings and Machined Parts

    Micro borescopes that are 3.0 mm (0.12 in) and smaller in diameter can be used to inspect the interior of castings and machined parts. Micro borescopes or mini borescope can actually be as small as 0.35 mm (0.013 in). It is common that manufacturers will want to know the condition of interior channels and other hidden areas on these parts. They will want to inspect for burrs, excess material, blockages and chips or debris left from the machining process. Micro borescopes maybe used to inspect in areas where there is straight access available. When the inspection requires snake around corners, down channels and winding spaces a micro borescope is needed. The ability to inspect the interior of castings and machined parts with flexible and rigid micro borescopes helps to improve to quality of manufacturing.

  • Borescope Rental Looks For Burrowing Owls

    California Borrowing Owl California Burrowing Owl

    Borescope rental is available for viewing the Burrowing Owl, a California Species of Special Concern isn’t your average owl: it doesn’t live in trees, and it’s not nocturnal. It makes its nest underground — usually in abandoned rodent burrows — and is active both day and night. But human population explosion has reduced the charismatic western burrowing owl’s breeding populations by more than 60 percent, presumably in response to loss of habitat to urban development, ground squirrel control efforts, and intensive agriculture practices.

    In California a pipe line is proposed to be constructed and would go through an area that is inhabited by the California burrowing owl. In order for the pipe line project to be built the owls that inhabit the area will need to be relocated. The owls can only be relocated if it is proven that they are not currently nesting with eggs waiting to hatch.

    In order to determine the nesting situation of the owls it was determined that a borescope could be inserted into the nests and visually view the condition of the nest. If no eggs were detected using the borescope then the owls could be recollected and the pipe line project could continue. Advanced Inspection Technologies was asked to provide borescope rental equipment to inspect the nests. The borescope rental was a cost effective way to inspect the nests with the most advanced remote visual inspection equipment available.

  • How To Select the Best Rental Borescope for Your Application

    Many remote visual inspection users rely on rental borescopes to meet their periodic inspection applications. They are faced with choosing from a variety of suppliers and equipment for the best remote visual inspection equipment to use for their inspection. Typically, the most important criteria to consider are the length and diameter of the borescope or videoscope equipment to be rented. Then consider other requirements such as the need to manipulate or articulate the end of the videoscope, direction of view and image capture capability.


    Borescope Rentals

    To determine the most appropriate length borescope rental you need for your inspection is a fairly simple process:

    1. Determine what the distance the working length of the borescope rental will need to travel to reach the target inspection area.
    2. Consider the access area and keep in mind any external components that will keep the borescope at a distance from the inspection access.
    3. Can the area that needs to be inspected be access from several locations?

    The best choice is to select the shortest borescope rental equipment possible. This allows for greatest light transmission to the target and therefore the best possible borescope rental image. Just as important a shorter scope is the easiest is the easiest to use. Remember that any unused length of borescope rental equipment not only costs more but will be coiled at your feet or protruding from the inspection area and far more susceptible to damage.

    Beware misdirected advice that recommends the longest length borescope as a rule of thumb. Chances are they have never conducted a field inspection with a borescope and have only sold them over the telephone.

    To determine the most appropriate Diameter borescope rental you need for your inspection is also simple to determine:

    1. Determine what the opening of the initial access to the target inspection area.
    2. Consider the internal diameters and how they will affect the ability of the borescope rental equipment to reach the inspection area.
    3. Consider the number of twists and turns such as 90 degree bends. These will affect the ability of the borescope or videoscope to reach the target area and the instrument ability to articulate the distal end.

    The best choice is to select the largest diameter borescope rental equipment possible. This provides maximum light output, durability, ease of use and image quality.


    Other considerations to select the best possible borescope or videoscope rental equipment include:

    • What direction will you need to view with your borescope? Will you need to look straight or to the side? Different side view and forward view objectives are available to best suite your requirements.
    • Does your inspection allow for straight in access or will you need to bend around corners? A flexible fiberscope or videoscope will be needed if straight access is not achievable.
    • Define the area being inspected and what you expect the environment to be like when where you want to view. Will you have enough light at a given distance? Will the light reflect internally (polished metal surface) or will it be absorbed (combustion chambers and large vessels). Will you be close enough for proper magnification or far enough away for overall viewing?
    • Define how close the scope tip will be from the area of interest. The closer you are, the increased magnification you achieve. The depth of field of most borescopes is huge compared to many other lens systems. Most scopes stay in focus without adjustment from a couple millimeters from the tip all the way to infinity. The common working range is within 1-2mm from the tip to approx. 5"-6" away.
    • Will the remote visual inspection results need permanent documentation from digital still images or video? Ensure that the borescope or videoscope that you rent has the borescope recoding options you need for your inspection.
    • Special considerations for a borescope rental may include high temperature applications, water proof requirements and contamination from chemicals and radiation.

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